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David Cicilline: “Today, pharmaceutical companies are confronting the American people with a terrible choice: Miss rent payments and skip…”

On the recordApril 28, 2021
Today, pharmaceutical companies are confronting the American people with a terrible choice: Miss rent payments and skip meals to pay for their prescriptions or go without the lifesaving medications that they need.
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David Cicilline
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Cicilline highlights the financial struggles faced by patients due to high prescription costs.

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